Antimima turneriana(L.Bolus ) H.E.K.Hartmann
Mesembryanthemum evolutum , Ruschia evoluta
Family : AizoaceaeSubfamily : RuschioideaeTribe : RuschieaeGenus : Antimima
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Antimima evolutais aboriginal toSouth Africa . It grows in crevices of lechatelierite and limestone rock and roll mixed with marble in Loeriesfontein in the Northern Cape and Knersvlakte in the Western Cape responsibility .
Antimima evolutais a compact succulent with short branches that mature from the al-Qa’ida , bearing a crowd of leaf pair at their tips and take form a dense cushion or gym mat . The branches are cover with remnants of old foliage . The leaves are dissimilar in shape and size and have a tiny fringe of whitish hair along the margins . folio pair are hemispherical , up to 0.15 inches ( 0.4 atomic number 96 ) tall , nearly equal in diameter , opposite each other , and parted by each new pair fight the old one on the fore apart for a space in the sunshine . Dry white remains of old leaf pairs persist here and there along the waxy , silvery - unripe surface of the new folio yoke .
The flowers are daisy - like , about 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm ) in diam , with 35 to 40 purple petals around a shopping centre of pinkish staminodes and yellowish anthers , and normally seem in winter . fruit are 5 - locular capsule with petite browned seeds .
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USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Mesembs are primarily adapted to relatively predictable rain radiation pattern rather than uttermost drouth and unpredictable rain . Total rain may be highly low , but piss is available at least seasonally or through murkiness and abridgment . This moderate to or give up plants that are not specially large and sometimes very small and affects how they need to be plow in polish .
The basics of care are simple : free - drainingsoil , hatful of Lord’s Day and ventilation , and regular lightwateringin the right time of year . Yet the difficulties are interminable , trying to adapt to the Mesembs ' adaptability and keep an eye on their increase habits in your particular condition .
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These plants necessitate a loam - base compost with extra drainage textile such as horticultural grit or perlite . They all like good light conditions and sight of respiration .
Some are relatively cold - audacious and can even survive soft winter outside . Most will survive temperatures down to the freezing point . Some Mesembs begin to develop in the gloam as the temperature drops and the day get poor .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Mesembs .
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